The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Well, in come di ting dem call a broken heart
Dis blessed love will neva part, you done know it from da start
Me tell dem seh a dutty eh
Ah Sean Paul and Sasha, come sing fi dem, baby
Though you make me holler, though you make me sweat
I can't get your tenderness
Still I can't get you off my mind
What is it about you, baby?
Ah just the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
Well, I'm a hustler an' a player (oh, yeah)
And you know, I'm not a stayer
Dat's the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
So, girly, try to understand
Dat a man is just a man
Dat's the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
Blessed loving from the start
But you know we had to part
Dat's the way I give my love
I'm still in love
Yes, I'm still in love with you
But a man gotta do what a man gotta do
Girl
Well, I never had fi promise you no bling bling fi hold you, girl
Well, ah just the loving weh me fling, fling control you, girl
And ah make your head swirl
And ah make your body twirl
And ah make you wanna be my one and only baby girl
Night after night, me give you love fi keep you warm
Gyal, you never get this kinda loving from yuh born
And now you wan' draw card, say me just can't perform
I love you, baby (oh, yeah)
Ah true you get di likkle lovin' and me gone
You don't know how to love me (ooh)
I and I n'ave no time fi no kissin' an' charm
Not even how to kiss me (ohh)
Ah true me take yuh likkle heart by storm
I don't know why
Baby girl (baby girl), baby girl (baby girl)
I love you, baby
Ah just the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
Well, I'm a hustler an' a player
And you know, I'm not a stayer
Dat's the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
So, girly, can't you understand
Dat a man is just a man?
Dat's the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
The blessed loving from the start
But you know we had to part
Dat's the way I give my love
I'm still in love
Yes, I'm still in love with you (yo)
But a man gotta do what a man gotta do, girl
Hey
Ah true me give her thug love and say, "Bye, bye, bye"
Me turn around, she ask the question, "Why?, Why?, why?"
When me leaving, me see the gyal ah cry, cry, cry
And it hurts my heart fi tell a lie, lie, lie
So don't cry no more
Baby girl, for sure
Just remember the good times we had before
I love you, baby (oh, yeah)
Ah true you get di likkle lovin' and me gone
You don't know how to love me (ooh)
I and I n'ave no time fi no kiss up an' charm
Not even how to kiss me (ohh)
Ah true me take yuh likkle heart by storm
I don't know why
Ayy, baby girl
I love you, baby
Ah just the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
Well, I'm a hustler an' a player
And you know, I'm not a stayer
Dat's the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
So, girly, don't you understand
Dat a man is just a man?
Dat's the way I give my love
I'm still in love with you, boy
The blessed loving from the start
But you know we had to part
Dat's the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love
Yes, I'm still in love with you
But a man gotta do what a man gotta do, girl
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know why
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know why
I don't know
I'm still in love with you, boy
Dis blessed love will neva part, you done know it from da start
Me tell dem seh a dutty eh
Ah Sean Paul and Sasha, come sing fi dem, baby
Though you make me holler, though you make me sweat
I can't get your tenderness
Still I can't get you off my mind
What is it about you, baby?
Ah just the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
Well, I'm a hustler an' a player (oh, yeah)
And you know, I'm not a stayer
Dat's the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
So, girly, try to understand
Dat a man is just a man
Dat's the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
Blessed loving from the start
But you know we had to part
Dat's the way I give my love
I'm still in love
Yes, I'm still in love with you
But a man gotta do what a man gotta do
Girl
Well, I never had fi promise you no bling bling fi hold you, girl
Well, ah just the loving weh me fling, fling control you, girl
And ah make your head swirl
And ah make your body twirl
And ah make you wanna be my one and only baby girl
Night after night, me give you love fi keep you warm
Gyal, you never get this kinda loving from yuh born
And now you wan' draw card, say me just can't perform
I love you, baby (oh, yeah)
Ah true you get di likkle lovin' and me gone
You don't know how to love me (ooh)
I and I n'ave no time fi no kissin' an' charm
Not even how to kiss me (ohh)
Ah true me take yuh likkle heart by storm
I don't know why
Baby girl (baby girl), baby girl (baby girl)
I love you, baby
Ah just the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
Well, I'm a hustler an' a player
And you know, I'm not a stayer
Dat's the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
So, girly, can't you understand
Dat a man is just a man?
Dat's the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
The blessed loving from the start
But you know we had to part
Dat's the way I give my love
I'm still in love
Yes, I'm still in love with you (yo)
But a man gotta do what a man gotta do, girl
Hey
Ah true me give her thug love and say, "Bye, bye, bye"
Me turn around, she ask the question, "Why?, Why?, why?"
When me leaving, me see the gyal ah cry, cry, cry
And it hurts my heart fi tell a lie, lie, lie
So don't cry no more
Baby girl, for sure
Just remember the good times we had before
I love you, baby (oh, yeah)
Ah true you get di likkle lovin' and me gone
You don't know how to love me (ooh)
I and I n'ave no time fi no kiss up an' charm
Not even how to kiss me (ohh)
Ah true me take yuh likkle heart by storm
I don't know why
Ayy, baby girl
I love you, baby
Ah just the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
Well, I'm a hustler an' a player
And you know, I'm not a stayer
Dat's the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love with you, boy
So, girly, don't you understand
Dat a man is just a man?
Dat's the way I give my love
I'm still in love with you, boy
The blessed loving from the start
But you know we had to part
Dat's the dutty, dutty love
I'm still in love
Yes, I'm still in love with you
But a man gotta do what a man gotta do, girl
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know why
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know why
I don't know
I'm still in love with you, boy
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